18th Poti Int.Festival (Open-B)
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Poti, Georgia. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Giorgi Tsanatsqenishvili (🇬🇪 GEO, 1990).
Giorgi Naqopia (🇬🇪 GEO, 1977) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Murat Bastanov (6.5) and Giorgi Tskhadadze (6.5). Naqopia shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Gevorg Aghoyan (1612) beat Giorgi Bekauri (1853), a +241-point gap.
Location
🇬🇪Poti, Georgia
Dates
09 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇪Georgia×24
🇦🇲Armenia×12
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇨🇳China×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGiorgi Naqopia led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
16
8
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Giorgi Naqopia held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Giorgi Naqopia 4 wins (R4–R7)Giorgi Kukhaleishvili 3 wins (R2–R4)Murat Bastanov 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Giorgi Naqopia | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Giorgi Kukhaleishvili | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Murat Bastanov | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mikael Hovhannisyan | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naqopia, Giorgi | 1977 | GEO | +17N | +34B | =37N | +2B | +14N | +7B | +3N | =4N | −11B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 36.75 | 2104 | +27.2 |
| 2 | Bastanov, Murat | 1877 | RUS | +10N | +32B | +6B | −1N | +21B | −3N | +13N | =5B | +12N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 33.25 | 2064 | +85.9 |
| 3 | Tskhadadze, Giorgi | 1897 | GEO | +29N | +38B | +27N | =14B | =7N | +2B | −1B | +6N | =4B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 31.50 | 2064 | +40.2 |
| 4 | Hovhannisyan, Mikael | 1979 | ARM | =18B | −15N | +29N | +40B | +17N | +14B | +16N | =1B | =3N | 6.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 30.75 | 2042 | +30.0 |
| 5 | Kukhaleishvili, Giorgi | 1925 | GEO | −32N | +10B | +38N | +34B | =11N | +15B | =6B | =2N | +9B | 6.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 31.25 | 2026 | +24.0 |
| 6 | Kuzmuk, Makar | 1989 | BLR | +24N | +22B | −2N | +27B | =15N | +9B | =5N | −3B | =7N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 27.00 | 1955 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Bechvaia, Grigol | 1865 | GEO | =36N | +23B | +8N | +37B | =3B | −1N | +21B | −11N | =6B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 25.25 | 1977 | +56.4 |
| 8 | Tsanatsqenishvili, Giorgi | 1990 | GEO | =15B | +18N | −7B | +28B | =37N | =11B | +10N | −12B | +35N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 24.75 | 1921 | -15.2 |
| 9 | Ishkhanyan, Ruben | 1892 | ARM | =23N | +45B | =28N | =17B | +12N | −6N | +35B | +14B | −5N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 22.75 | 1918 | +7.8 |
| 10 | Gvasalia, Gaga | 1748 | GEO | −2B | −5N | +48B | +31N | =18B | +39N | −8B | +34N | +27B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 17.00 | 1935 | +93.6 |
| 11 | Aghazaryan, Albert | 1894 | ARM | +41B | −25N | +35B | =39N | =5B | =8N | F | +7B | +1N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 26.00 | 2028 | +56.4 |
| 12 | Petrosyan, Artur Kareni | 1864 | ARM | −47B | +20N | =32B | +26N | −9B | +28N | +33B | +8N | −2B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 23.75 | 1888 | +6.8 |
| 13 | Avetisyan, Suren | 1901 | ARM | =28B | +43N | −15B | =32N | +39B | +22N | −2B | +25N | =21B | 5.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 19.50 | 1923 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Tskipurishvili, Daviti | 1883 | GEO | +20B | +19N | +25B | =3N | −1B | −4N | +26B | −9N | =22B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 23.50 | 1904 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Martirosyan, Mamikon | 1847 | ARM | =8N | +4B | +13N | =16B | =6B | −5N | −25B | +33N | =19B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 26.00 | 1948 | +24.4 |
| 16 | Khvedelidze, Luka | 1932 | GEO | +35B | −27N | +19B | =15N | =22B | +25N | −4B | −21N | +29B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 21.25 | 1915 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Hakobyan, Norayr | 1840 | ARM | −1B | +46N | +45B | =9N | −4B | −33N | +28B | =26N | +25B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 16.25 | 1835 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Seilbay, Timur | 1844 | KAZ | =4N | −8B | −30N | +43B | =10N | +38B | −34N | +31N | +26B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 1887 | +19.2 |
| 19 | Boyajyan, Hayk | 1834 | ARM | +21N | −14B | −16N | =23B | =38N | =32N | +39B | +36B | =15N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 19.00 | 1889 | +13.2 |
| 20 | Malcolm, Leo | 1783 | NZL | −14N | −12B | −44N | +48B | −45N | +43B | +38N | +37B | +30N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1805 | +6.0 |
| 21 | Elashvili, Giorgi | 1966 | GEO | −19B | +41N | +26B | F | −2N | +37B | −7N | +16B | =13N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 17.25 | 1888 | -15.2 |
| 22 | Liang, Hanzhe | 1850 | CHN | +46B | −6N | =33B | F | =16N | −13B | +37N | +27B | =14N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 15.25 | 1891 | +20.4 |
| 23 | Gogava, Luka | 1790 | GEO | =9B | −7N | =31B | =19N | −26B | −24N | +43N | +44B | +33B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 14.75 | 1799 | +4.4 |
| 24 | Yun, Svetomir | 1845 | FID | −6B | −33N | +46B | F | =36N | +23B | −29N | +41N | +32B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 13.75 | 1821 | -3.8 |
| 25 | Kvartskhava, Tsotne | 1858 | GEO | +44N | +11B | −14N | F | +41B | −16B | +15N | −13B | −17N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1848 | -2.4 |
| 26 | Kamarouski, Mark | 1678 | FID | =40N | +30B | −21N | −12B | +23N | +34B | −14N | =17B | −18N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 15.75 | 1819 | +65.2 |
| 27 | Kayan, Veli | 1875 | TUR | +42N | +16B | −3B | −6N | +32B | −40N | +31B | −22N | −10N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1821 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Rusitashvili, TeaWCM | 1808 | GEO | =13N | +40B | =9B | −8N | =30N | −12B | −17N | =39B | +37N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 14.50 | 1839 | +16.4 |
| 29 | Kupatadze, Tornike | 1807 | GEO | −3B | +48N | −4B | +45N | =35B | −31N | +24B | =30B | −16N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 10.25 | 1785 | -4.0 |
| 30 | Gvatua, Mariam | 1870 | GEO | =43B | −26N | +18B | =33N | =28B | −35N | +32B | =29N | −20B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 15.25 | 1736 | -63.2 |
| 31 | Didmanidze, Tengiz | 1955 | GEO | −38N | =36B | =23N | −10B | +44N | +29B | −27N | −18B | +39N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 13.00 | 1748 | -48.2 |
| 32 | Barseghyan, Narek | 1822 | ARM | +5B | −2N | =12N | =13B | −27N | =19B | −30N | +46B | −24N | 3.5 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 16.00 | 1762 | -14.4 |
| 33 | Jojua, Nikoloz | 1742 | GEO | −37N | +24B | =22N | =30B | =34N | +17B | −12N | −15B | −23N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 15.50 | 1768 | +14.8 |
| 34 | Stepanyan, Gagik | 1848 | ARM | F | −1N | +47B | −5N | =33B | −26N | +18B | −10B | +36N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 11.75 | 1742 | -45.6 |
| 35 | Bechvaia, Gabriel | 1828 | GEO | −16N | +44B | −11N | +36B | =29N | +30B | −9N | F | −8B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 11.50 | 1802 | -6.2 |
| 36 | Luo, Chenyu | 1693 | CHN | =7B | =31N | −39B | −35N | =24B | +41N | +42B | −19N | −34B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 12.00 | 1759 | +27.7 |
| 37 | Pak, Polina | 1876 | RUS | +33B | +47N | =1B | −7N | =8B | −21N | −22B | −20N | −28B | 3.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 11.25 | 1726 | -59.7 |
| 38 | Sichinava, Giorgi Ram | 1830 | GEO | +31B | −3N | −5B | =47N | =19B | −18N | −20B | +42N | F | 3.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 9.75 | 1745 | -39.6 |
| 39 | Bekauri, Giorgi | 1853 | GEO | −45N | +42B | +36N | =11B | −13N | −10B | −19N | =28N | −31B | 3.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 10.75 | 1671 | -86.0 |
| 40 | Todashvili, Mate | 1858 | GEO | =26B | −28N | +43B | −4N | F | +27B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.00 | 1809 | -6.6 |
| 41 | Nural, Polen | 1798 | TUR | −11N | −21B | +42N | +44B | −25N | −36B | =46N | −24B | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 5.25 | 1642 | -33.4 |
| 42 | Shaffer, Alexander | 1728 | PUR | −27B | −39N | −41B | −46N | +48N | +44B | −36N | −38B | =43N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 1563 | -39.4 |
| 43 | Chkhartishvili, Lika | 1708 | GEO | =30N | −13B | −40N | −18N | +46B | −20N | −23B | F | =42B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.75 | 1602 | -41.6 |
| 44 | Abakelia, Mariam | 1687 | GEO | −25B | −35N | +20B | −41N | −31B | −42N | F | −23N | +46B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.50 | 1598 | -36.0 |
| 45 | Aghoyan, Gevorg | 1612 | ARM | +39B | −9N | −17N | −29B | +20B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1763 | +35.6 |
| 46 | Abakelia, Gocha | 1588 | GEO | −22N | −17B | −24N | +42B | −43N | F | =41B | −32N | −44N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.75 | 1534 | -10.4 |
| 47 | Tovmasyan, Vahan | 1692 | ARM | +12N | −37B | −34N | =38B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1768 | +14.8 |
| 48 | Makharadze, Luka | 1535 | GEO | F | −29B | −10N | −20N | −42B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 965 | -33.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gvasalia, GagaGEO+93.65.5 pts · #11
- 2Bastanov, MuratRUS+85.96.5 pts · #3
- 3Kamarouski, MarkFID+65.24.0 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Bekauri, GiorgiGEO-86.03.0 pts · #39
- 2Gvatua, MariamGEO-63.24.0 pts · #26
- 3Pak, PolinaRUS-59.73.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R1+241 Elo gap
- R4+207 Elo gap
- R2+192 Elo gap